Health and Social Care
Intent
Health and Social Care students at Barnwell School will have a keen interest in learning how to care for people in a health, social or care setting and consider some of the dilemmas many of these individuals face. They will understand the importance of ensuring care values are adhered to, ensuring the maintenance of good health and well-being. They will be encouraged to develop and improve their knowledge and understanding of the different health and social care settings. They will apply their learning to a real life setting and be able to demonstrate transferable skills and thus enhance their employability and understanding of how key services function.
Faculty Overview
What makes us who we are? Why do we behave as we do? Do we live in a caring society? What does it mean to be healthy?
These are very difficult questions to answer and require an understanding of people. People are highly complex creatures and have been the focus of scientific study for many years.
Sociologists and Psychologists study people and draw on key concepts such as personality or aggression. However, psychologists focus on the behaviour of individuals, sociologists focus on group behaviour, social structures and social processes that influence us. Both are social sciences that use research techniques, but psychological research is often more scientific.
Health and Social care focus on how people develop throughout different life stages and how we provide health and social care services to support those in our society who need it. It also explores what exactly it means to be healthy and how this is measured.
Social Science: BTEC Level 1 /2 Tech Award in Health and Social Care
Learning Journeys
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3
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Curriculum Map
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KS4
Course:
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Y10 Content
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Y10 Key Assessment
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Y11 Content
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Y11 Key Assessment
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Autumn 1
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Topic title
Component 1 - Human Lifespan Development
Learning aim A – Understanding Human Growth and
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Formative Task:
Development. Coursework assignment.
Summative Unit Test
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Topic title
Component 3
Health and Wellbeing
A Factors that affect health and wellbeing.
B Interpreting Health Indicators
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Summative Unit Test
Half term test.
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Autumn 2
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Topic title
Component 1 - Human Lifespan Development
Learning aim B
Investigate how individual deal with life events.
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Formative Task
Coursework assignment
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Topic title
Component 3
Health and Wellbeing
C. Person centred health and wellbeing improvement plans
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Summative Unit Test
Mock exam
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Spring 1
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Improvement time given for Component 1 coursework.
Topic title
Component 2 – Health and Social Care Services and Values
Learning aim A. Understand different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them.
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Formative Task
Coursework assignment.
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Topic title
Component 3
Health and Wellbeing
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Exam February
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Spring 2
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What are Care Values?
Learning aim B.
Demonstrate care values and review own practice
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Formative Task.
Start preparation for demonstration of care values
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Summer 1
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Demonstrate care values – role play 1. Feeding an Adult who can’t feed themselves
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Formative Task
Role play
Peer assessment
Self-assessment
Teacher assessment
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Option to re-take Component 3 May/June
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Summer 2
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Demonstrate care values – role play 2. Arts and Crafts Activity for Children with Learning Disablilties.
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Formative Task
Role play
Peer assessment
Self-assessment
Teacher assessment
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Social Science: BTEC National Level 3 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care:
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KS5
Course:
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Y12 Content
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Y12 Key Assessment
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Y13 Content
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Y13 Key Assessment
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Autumn 1
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Topic title
Unit 1 – Human Lifespan Development (Externally Assessed – May/June)
Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social growth and development through the life stages.
Unit 5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs. – internally assessed coursework.
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Summative topics tests.
On-going exam question practise.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Topic title
Unit 2 – Working in Health and Social Care
Continue with the roles and responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings.
The roles of organisations in the health and social care sector.
Unit 12 – Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
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Summative topics tests.
On-going exam question practise.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Autumn 2
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Unit 1 – continued. Factors that affect growth and development across the life stages.
Nature v nurture, genetic and biological, social and cultural, environmental, economic
Unit 5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs. – internally assessed coursework.
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Summative topics tests
On-going exam question practise.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Unit 2 – continued. Working with people with specific needs in the health and social car sector.
Unit 12 – Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
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Summative topics tests.
On-going exam question practise
Mock Exam
Formative coursework assessment.
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Spring 1
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Unit 1 – continued. Major life events that affect development – predictable and unpredictable
Effects of ageing.
Physical changes, psychological changes, societal changes.
Unit 5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs. – internally assessed coursework.
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Summative Unit assessment.
Mock 1 paper
Formative coursework assessment.
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Unit 2 continued
Unit 12 – Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
Preparation for Unit 1 re-take exam.
Revision
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Exam January
Formative coursework assessment.
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Spring 2
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Unit 1 continue. Revision and practice questions
Unit 5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs. – internally assessed coursework.
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Summative Unit assessment.
Mock 2 paper.
Formative coursework assessment
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Preparation for Unit 1 and 2 re-take exams.
Revision
Unit 12 – Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
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Formative coursework assessment.
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Summer 1
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Unit 1 continued.
Unit 5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs. – internally assessed coursework.
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Unit 1 Exam – May/June
Formative coursework assessment
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Unit 1 and 2 re-take exams May/June
Unit 12 – Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
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Formative coursework assessment
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Summer 2
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Start Unit 2 – Working in Health and Social Care. Externally Assessed January.
Rights and responsibilities of people who work in health and social care.
Unit 5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs. – internally assessed coursework.
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Formative assessment. Research job roles and responsibilities.
Final - Formative coursework assessment
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Unit 12 – Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
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Final - Formative coursework assessment
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Social Science: BTEC National Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care – same as Extended Certificate plus the following:
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KS5
Course:
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Y12 Content
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Y12 Key Assessment
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Y13 Content
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Y13 Key Assessment
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Autumn 1
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Topic title
Unit 7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 – Promoting Public Health
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Formative coursework assessment.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Topic title
Unit 4 – Enquires into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Unit 19 – Nutritional Health
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Summative topics tests.
Externally assessed controlled assessment. Research practise.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Autumn 2
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Topic title
Unit 7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 – Promoting Public Health
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Formative coursework assessment.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Unit 4 – Enquires into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Unit 19 – Nutritional Health
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Summative topics tests.
Externally assessed controlled assessment. Research practise.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Spring 1
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Topic title
Unit 7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 – Promoting Public Health
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Formative coursework assessment.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Unit 4 – Enquires into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Unit 19 – Nutritional Health
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Summative topics tests.
Externally assessed controlled assessment. Research practise.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Spring 2
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Topic title
Unit 7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 – Promoting Public Health
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Formative coursework assessment.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Unit 4 – Enquires into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Unit 19 – Nutritional Health
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Summative topics tests.
Externally assessed controlled assessment. Research practise.
Mock controlled assessment
Formative coursework assessment.
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Summer 1
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Topic title
Unit 7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 – Promoting Public Health
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Formative coursework assessment.
Formative coursework assessment.
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Unit 4 – Enquires into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Unit 19 – Nutritional Health
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Summative topics tests.
Externally assessed controlled assessment. Research practise.
Controlled Assessment May/June
Final - Formative coursework assessment.
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Summer 2
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Topic title
Unit 7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 – Promoting Public Health
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Final - Formative coursework assessment.
Final -Formative coursework assessment.
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Social Science BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care – same as Diploma plus the following:
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KS5
Course:
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Y12 Content
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Y12 Key Assessment
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Y13 Content
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Y13 Key Assessment
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Autumn 1
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Topic Title
Unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care.
Learners cover the structure, organisation and function of the human body, and anatomical and physiological systems and medical research related to disorders affecting these systems.
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Exam Unit
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Topic Title
Unit 6: Work Experience in Health and Social Care
Learners explore the benefits of work experience. They carry out and reflect on a period of work experience, and plan for personal and professional development.
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Coursework Unit
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Autumn 2
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Topic Title
Unit 11: Psychological Perspectives
Learners explore key theoretical perspectives that have been put forward on psychological and physical development and how they are applied in different health and social care settings.
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Coursework Unit
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Topic Title
Unit 14: Physiological Disorders and their Care
Learners explore types of physiological disorders, the procedures for diagnosis, and the development of a treatment plan and provision of support for service users.
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Coursework Unit
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Spring 1
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Continue with Unit 3 and 11.
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Choice of 1 more optional unit (TBA)
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Coursework assessed.
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Spring 2
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Continue with Unit 3 and 11
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Unit 3 Exam May
Unit 11 Coursework assessment
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Continue with final Optional unit (TBA)
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Summer 1
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Start preparing for Unit 6 Work Experience in Health and Social Care
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Complete final Optional unit (tba)
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Coursework assessed.
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Summer 2
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Topic Title
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Further details from H.Pritchard@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
